THIS IS ONE MAN'S COLLECTION OF OLD VINYL RECORDS WHICH CHARTED IN OZ BUT HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY THE BIG MUSIC COMPANIES. THIS BLOG RUNS IN CONJUNCTION WITH MY ORIGINAL SITE...IF YOU ARE THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OF A WORK AND WISH IT TO BE REMOVED PLEASE LEAVE A REQUEST IN THE COMMENT BOX. NB. I'M ALSO ADDING CLIPS FOR SOME OF MY REMIXES PRODUCED IN MY OWN STUDIO NOW THAT THE LINKS TO MANY OF THE DOWNLOADS HAVE EXPIRED.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

IKO IKO (12") - THE BELLE STARS

The Bell Stars were a UK group of ladies who hit the big time in the 1980s. Originally the group was called The Bodysnatchers. One of their early hits was "Iko Iko" and another was "The Clapping Song" which was a traditional rhyme turned into pop. It made it to #4 in Oz. This track was also a minor hit for Garry Glitter in the early 1970s and a major hit for Shirley Ellis in 1965.

"Iko Iko" was released again in 1989 and included in the soundtrack of the movie "Rain Man". There was also an extended vinyl version which was remixed with a new "bonus beats" drum and bass line. It is this version I have used for this download.

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THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OZ AND FOREIGN SONGS WHICH WERE BIG IN THE POP AND DANCE CHARTS BUT SADLY HAVE NOT BEEN ON C.D. I HOPE TO SHARE SOME OF THESE RARE GEMS WITH YOU BECAUSE THE BIG MUSIC COMPANIES HAVE NOT RELEASED THESE FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.